Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of Captain-Lieutenant Otto von Weddigen (1882-1915) in uniform (three-quarter left). Legend: 'KAPITÄNLEUTNANT OTTO WEDDIGEN.' Reverse: A cruiser sinking and two more approaching. Exergue: 'DIE VERNICHTUNG . DER . ENGLISCHEN . PANZERKREUZER . ABOUKIR . HOGUE . CRESSY . DURCH . U . 9.' (Capt. Weddigen and the sinking of the cruisers 'Aboukir', 'Hogue' and 'Cressy' by 'U.9'). Inscription (right): '22 SEPT. 1914.'
Object Details
| ID: | SEC1446 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | World War I, 1914-1918; World War I, 1914-1918 World War I: Sinking of Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy, 1914 |
| Vessels: | Aboukir (1900); Cressy (1899) U9 (German navy) Hogue (1900) |
| People: | Weddigen, Captain-Otto von |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 18 mm x 104 mm |